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July 26, 2021

Thandi Manaka

The Space Infrastructure Hub: User Requirements Study

[caption id="attachment_9811" align="alignleft" width="745"] User requirements study for the SIH[/caption] The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) is in the process of conducting a User Requirement study to determine and understand the needs for key value sectors to be

June 28, 2021

Daleen Fouche

Notice: SANSA Public Tours and Events Temporarily Halted

Following the announcement made on 27 June 2021 by President Cyril Ramaphosa, regarding the current adjusted alert level 4 lockdown coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic restrictions; the SANSA public tours will be halted with immediate effect until further notice. These measures

June 4, 2021

Daleen Fouche

Chasing Auroras

Chasing Auroras [caption id="attachment_9436" align="alignnone" width="300"] Vhulahani Manukha & Pierre Retief[/caption] By Vhulahani Manukha It all started on the 10th of December 2019 when Pierre Retief and I departed for Antarctica. The preparations before the departure were not

May 28, 2021

Daleen Fouche

An Engineer’s Antarctic Tale

In December 2019, before anyone ever heard of COVID-19 and Zoom was something only found on your camera, Pierre Retief was on a ship heading for Antarctica, to fulfil a lifelong dream. He was appointed as a Radar Engineer

April 24, 2021

Vaneshree Maharaj

Devastation of Cape Town fire as seen from space

April 17, 2021

Vaneshree Maharaj

Public sector collaboration for the benefit of society

CDC and SANSA delegation explored collaborative opportunities On 16 April, the South African National Space Agency hosted the state-owned company, Coega Development Corporation (Pty) Ltd (CDC), at the SANSA Space Operations facility nestled in the tranquil scenery of Hartebeesthoek.